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What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters (Non-Fiction) was the most recently released book by Garry Wills, on October 3rd, 2017.

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Garry Wills Stats: The most read book by Garry Wills on Book Notification is What Jesus Meant, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is What Paul Meant, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Garry Wills books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are What Jesus Meant, What Paul Meant, and Bomb Power.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Chesterton: Man and Mask
1961
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2
Animals of the Bible
1962
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3
Politics and Catholic freedom
1964
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4
Roman Culture, Weapons and Man
1966
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5
The Second Civil War
1968
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6
Nixon Agonistes
1969
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7
Bare Ruined Choirs
1972
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8
Values Americans Live By
1973
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9
Inventing America
1978
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10
Confessions of a Conservative
1979
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11
At Button's
1979
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12
Explaining America: The Federalist
1981
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13
The Kennedy Imprisonment
1982
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14
Lead Time: A Journalist's Education
1983
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15
The Kennedys: A Shattered Illusion
1983
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16
Cincinnatus: George Washington and the Enlightenment
1984
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17
George Washington and the Enlightenment
1985
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18
Reagan's America: Innocents at Home
1986
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19
The Winning of the White House
1988
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20
Under God
1990
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21
Lincoln at Gettysburg
1992
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22
Jack Ruby (With: Ovid Demaris)
1994
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23
Certain Trumpets: The Nature of Leadership
1994
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24
Witches and Jesuits: Shakespeare's Macbeth
1995
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25
John Wayne's America: The Politics of Celebrity
1997
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26
A Necessary Evil
1999
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27
Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit
2000
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28
Venice: Lion City: The Religion of Empire
2001
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29
Why I Am A Catholic
2002
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30
Mr. Jefferson's University
2002
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31
James Madison
2002
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32
Saint Augustine's Memory
2002
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33
Negro President: Jefferson and the Slave Power
2003
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34
Saint Augustine's Sin
2003
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35
Saint Augustine's Conversion
2004
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36
The Rosary
2005
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37
Henry Adams and the Making of America
2005
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38
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What Paul Meant
2006
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39
10
What Jesus Meant
2006
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40
Bush's Fringe Government
2006
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41
Head and Heart: American Christianities
2007
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42
What the Gospels Meant
2008
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43
10
Bomb Power
2010
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44
Outside Looking In
2010
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45
Rome and Rhetoric: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
2011
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46
Verdi's Shakespeare: Men of the Theater
2011
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47
Font of Life
2012
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48
Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition
2013
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49
The Future of the Catholic Church with Pope Francis
2015
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50
What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters
2017
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Martial's Epigrams
2009
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List of Penguin Lives Books in Publication Order

Explores the lives of iconic figures throughout history.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Abraham Lincoln (By: Thomas Keneally)
1960
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2
Mao Zedong: A Life (By: Jonathan D. Spence)
1999
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3
Mozart: A Life (By: Peter Gay)
1999
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4
Marcel Proust (By: Edmund White)
1999
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5
Crazy Horse (By: Larry McMurtry)
1999
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6
Saint Augustine
1999
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7
James Joyce (By: Edna O'Brien)
1999
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8
Rosa Parks (By: Douglas Brinkley)
2000
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9
Virginia Woolf (By: Nigel Nicolson)
2000
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10
Woodrow Wilson (By: Louis Auchincloss)
2000
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11
Herman Melville (By: Elizabeth Hardwick)
2000
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12
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life (By: Sherwin B. Nuland)
2000
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13
Dante (By: R.W.B. Lewis)
2001
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14
8
Jane Austen (By: Carol Shields)
2001
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15
Buddha (By: Karen Armstrong)
2001
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16
Simone Weil (By: Francine du Plessix Gray)
2001
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17
Andy Warhol: A Biography (By: Wayne Koestenbaum)
2001
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18
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life (By: Marshall Frady)
2001
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19
Joseph Smith (By: Robert V. Remini)
2002
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20
Winston Churchill: A Life (By: John Keegan)
2002
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21
Pope John XXIII (By: Thomas Cahill)
2002
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22
Charles Dickens (By: Jane Smiley)
2002
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23
Elvis Presley (By: Bobbie Ann Mason)
2002
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24
8
Saint Therese of Lisieux (By: Kathryn Harrison)
2003
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25
Robert E. Lee (By: Roy Blount Jr.)
2003
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26
Frank Lloyd Wright: A Life (By: Ada Louise Huxtable)
2004
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27
George Herbert Walker Bush (By: Tom Wicker)
2004
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28
Napoleon (By: Paul Johnson)
2006
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29
Julia Child (By: Laura Shapiro)
2007
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30
Joan of Arc (By: Mary Gordon)
2008
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31
6
Martin Luther (By: Martin E. Marty)
2008
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32
Branch Rickey: A Life (By: Jimmy Breslin)
2011
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List of The American Presidents Books in Publication Order

Presents concise biographical essays on each president, focusing on their time in office, their leadership, and their impact on the nation.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Theodore Roosevelt (By: Louis Auchincloss)
2002
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2
James Madison
2002
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3
Bill Clinton (By: Hal Marcovitz)
2002
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4
Grover Cleveland ( By: Henry F. Graff)
2002
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5
John Quincy Adams (By: Robert V. Remini)
2002
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6
Rutherford B. Hayes (By: Hans L. Trefousse)
2002
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7
Dwight D. Eisenhower (By: Tom Wicker)
2002
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8
8
Thomas Jefferson (By: Joyce Appleby)
2003
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9
James K. Polk (By: John Seigenthaler)
2003
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10
William McKinley (By: Kevin Phillips)
2003
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11
8
Abraham Lincoln (By: George S. McGovern)
2003
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12
Woodrow Wilson (By: H.W. Brands)
2003
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13
John Adams (By: John Patrick Diggins)
2003
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14
George H. W. Bush (By: Timothy Naftali)
2003
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15
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (By: Roy Jenkins)
2003
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16
Warren G. Harding (By: John W. Dean)
2004
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17
James Buchanan (By: Jean H. Baker)
2004
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18
George Washington (By: James MacGregor Burns, Susan Dunn)
2004
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19
Chester Alan Arthur (By: Zachary Karabell)
2004
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20
Ulysses S. Grant (By: Josiah Bunting)
2004
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21
Martin Van Buren (By: Ted Widmer)
2005
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22
Benjamin Harrison (By: Charles W. Calhoun)
2005
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23
James Monroe (By: Gary Hart)
2005
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24
Andrew Jackson ( By: Sean Wilentz)
2005
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25
James A. Garfield (By: Ira Rutkow)
2006
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26
Calvin Coolidge (By: David Greenberg)
2006
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27
Gerald R. Ford ( By: Douglas Brinkley)
2007
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28
Richard M. Nixon (By: Elizabeth Drew)
2007
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29
4
Harry S. Truman (By: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Robert Dallek)
2008
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30
6
Zachary Taylor (By: John S.D. Eisenhower)
2008
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31
Harry S. Truman (By: Robert Dallek)
2008
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32
John Tyler (By: Gary May)
2008
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33
Andrew Johnson (By: Annette Gordon-Reed)
2008
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34
Herbert Hoover (By: William E. Leuchtenburg)
2009
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35
Millard Fillmore (By: Paul Finkelman)
2009
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36
Franklin Pierce (By: Michael F. Holt)
2010
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37
Lyndon B. Johnson (By: Charles Peters)
2010
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38
Lyndon B. Johnson (By: Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Sean Wilentz, Charles Peters)
2010
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39
John F. Kennedy (By: Alan Brinkley)
2010
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40
Jimmy Carter (By: Julian E. Zelizer)
2010
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41
William Henry Harrison (By: Gail Collins)
2012
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42
William Howard Taft (By: Jeffrey Rosen)
2012
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43
George W. Bush ( By: James Mann)
2015
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44
Ronald Reagan (By: Jacob Weisberg)
2016
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45
Bill Clinton (By: Michael Tomasky)
2017
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List of Garry Wills Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Performance and Reality
1989
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Garry Wills

Garry Wills was born on May 22nd, 1934 and is currently 92 years old. Garry Wills was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

Garry Wills has written 50 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1961 with the book Chesterton: Man and Mask. The most recently released was What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters which was released in 2017. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Garry at this time.

Garry Wills has also written the Penguin Lives series which has 32 books including Abraham Lincoln and Mao Zedong: A Life.

Garry Wills: Awards & Accolades

Garry Wills won the St. Louis Literary Award, Distinguished Figure in Literature, in 2004.

Garry Wills: Lists & Other Mentions

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Garry Wills: F.A.Q

When was Garry Wills Born? How old is Garry Wills?

Garry Wills was born on May 22nd, 1934. Garry Wills is currently 92 years old.

Where was Garry Wills Born?

Garry Wills was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

What awards has Garry Wills won?

Garry Wills has won the following awards: Distinguished Figure in Literature at the St. Louis Literary Award (2004).

What was the first book Garry Wills wrote?

The first book written by Garry Wills was Chesterton: Man and Mask, published in 1961.

What was the most recent book Garry Wills wrote?

His most recently released work was What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters on October 3rd, 2017.

What is the most popular book by Garry Wills?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Garry Wills book is What Jesus Meant. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. What Jesus Meant (10.00)
  2. What Paul Meant (10.00)
  3. Bomb Power (10.00)

Are there upcoming new books by Garry Wills?

Garry Wills does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Garry Wills written?

Garry Wills has written 53 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 50 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Short Story Collection, 1 book in the Lives of Great Religious Books Series, 1 book in the Penguin Lives Series, 1 book in The American Presidents Series.

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